Tennis (1981 video game)
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| Tennis | |
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Sports | |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Tennis is a
1981.[2]
Gameplay
Tennis offers
shots, the tennis players automatically swing forehand or backhand as the situation demands, and all shots automatically clear the net and land in bounds.[3]
The first player to win one six-game
set
is declared the winner of the match (if the set ends in a 6-6 tie, the set restarts from 0-0). This differs from professional tennis, in which player must win at least two out of three six-game sets.
Reception
Tennis received an award for "Best Competitive Game" and an
hand-eye coordination".[1]
: 76
Covered in Video magazine's 1982 Guide to Electronic Games, Tennis was characterized by critics as "not terribly complicated," but also as "one of the few very good sports games for the Atari VCS".[4]: 52
Reviews
- Games[5]
See also
- List of Atari 2600 games
- List of Activision games: 1980–1999
- RealSports Tennis, a 2600 game developed by Atari, Inc.
References
- ^ ISSN 0147-8907.
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ a b "Activision Tennis Manual". archive.org. 1981.
- ISSN 0147-8907.
- ^ "GAMES Magazine #34". December 1982.
External links
- Tennis at Atari Mania